It seems this was not a rumor.
UAE has been placed on European Commission AML blacklist:
So, now UAE is on both FATF and EU lists.
I think this will get even harder for UAE companies and UAE residents to open bank accounts
UAE has been placed on European Commission AML blacklist:
High risk third countries and the international context content of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism
The Commission is mandated to identify high-risk third countries having strategic deficiencies in their regime on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.
finance.ec.europa.eu
So, now UAE is on both FATF and EU lists.
I think this will get even harder for UAE companies and UAE residents to open bank accounts